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CSV in Practice - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
opportunities for creating shared value are closely related to a company’s particular business, and in areas most important to the business. Here a company can benefit the most economically and hence sustain its commitment over time. Here... View Details
- August 29, 2022
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Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?
By: Jon M. Jachimowicz, K. Blesch and Oliver P. Hauser
Income inequality is on the rise in many countries around the world, according to the United Nations. What’s more, disparities in global income were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with some countries facing greater economic losses than others.
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Keywords: Income Inequality; Gini Coefficient; COVID-19 Pandemic; Government Administration; Equality and Inequality; Health Pandemics; Measurement and Metrics
Jachimowicz, Jon M., K. Blesch, and Oliver P. Hauser. "Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?" Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (August 29, 2022).
- 2018
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The Orphan Drug Act at 35: Observations and an Outlook for the Twenty-First Century
By: Nicholas Bagley, Benjamin Berger, Amitabh Chandra, Craig Garthwaite and Ariel Dora Stern
On the 35th anniversary of the adoption of the Orphan Drug Act (ODA), we describe the enormous changes in the markets for therapies for rare diseases that have emerged over recent decades. The most prominent example is the fact that the profit-maximizing price of new... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Laws and Statutes; Research and Development; Investment; Markets; Monopoly
Bagley, Nicholas, Benjamin Berger, Amitabh Chandra, Craig Garthwaite, and Ariel Dora Stern. "The Orphan Drug Act at 35: Observations and an Outlook for the Twenty-First Century." Chap. 4 in Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 19, edited by Josh Lerner and Scott Stern, 97–137. University of Chicago Press, 2018.
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Partners & Fellows | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Coney Island Prep Connecticut Office of the Governor Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Detroit Economic Growth Corporation Dillard University Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Endeavor Global Environmental Defense Fund Equal Justice... View Details
- 13 Nov 2017
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Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores
finite lives. “The less control you feel you have over your daily experience, the less happy you feel. Money is a tool that allows you to purchase that control.” “People save for vacations, personal experiences, going out for nice meals, and View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Fellow in 2016. Joshua R. Schwartzstein : Received Honorable Mention in 2016 for the Arrow Award for Best Paper in Health Economics from the International Health View Details
- 23 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 23
with pediatric hospitals in Temple, San Antonio, and Mexico City, and how to structure these partnerships was under active discussion. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/714507-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 514-122 Note on Mobile View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 17, 2009
compensation structure, and corporate governance approach, leading up to August 2008. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709449 The Cleveland Clinic: Growth Strategy 2008 Harvard Business School Case... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Dec 2020
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Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion
Benioff has long espoused the need for a more equitable economic system and has stated that the current pandemic “is a tremendous opportunity for all CEOs and all businesses to really put their resources right out there and say, 'We're... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 08 Mar 2016
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March 8, 2016
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50690 2016 Handbook of Media Economics User-Generated Content and Social Media By: Luca, Michael Abstract—This paper documents what economists have learned about... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Social Progress Imperative - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC About Michael Porter About Michael Porter A Letter from Michael Porter Biography The Essential Porter Honors & Awards Affiliated Organizations & Institutions VBHCD Initiative Affiliated Organizations... Affiliated Organizations & Institutions ICHOM VBHCD... View Details
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Economics (SPACE) Matthew Weinzierl Spring 2025 Q3 1.5 Entrepreneurial Management Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits Avoiding Startup Failure Lindsay Hyde Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Business at the Base of the Pyramid (also listed... View Details
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faculty from the fields of business, economics and law. + – CPG/Marketing AdAge Leading trade publication of the marketing and media landscape. Tiered subscription model (free registration for a limited number of articles per month;... View Details
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Harvard faculty in departments including economics , psychology , and sociology , as well as other graduate professional schools, like the Harvard Kennedy School of Government , Harvard Chan School of Public View Details
- 11 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Budgeting Kills Your Company
benchmarks—chief among them sales growth, return on sales, and economic value-added (EVA) growth—not only helped it shorten and simplify its budgeting process, it also reduced the amount of budget gaming. Evaluation and rewards based on... View Details
Keywords: by Loren Gary
- 30 Oct 2012
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hazard. Our results have broad implications for regulation, financial auditing, and private credit- and quality-rating agencies in financial markets. Read the paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1640638 The International Politics of IFRS Harmonization Author:Karthik... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 28
Publications August 2013 Princeton University Press Fortune Tellers: The Story of America's First Economic Forecasters By: Friedman, Walter A. Abstract—The period leading up to the Great Depression witnessed the rise of the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2019
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Corporate Innovation Increasingly Benefits from Government Research
sponsored by government agencies, such as the National Science Foundation (NSF) or the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “Previously, it was possible to figure out what patents came directly out of government research labs,” Yao says.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 16 Mar 2020
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How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
changes will play out after this public health emergency is behind us. In the past, companies have used the lessons learned during periods of disruption to improve their standard operating practices. For example, the great recession... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2022
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Singing to the Corn
general. And while education remains Sacred Seed’s primary mission, Keen keeps coming back to the 19th-century economic model of growing indigenous crops on tribal lands. It’s the Holy Grail, he admits, but would benefit the View Details